Chelsea star Frank Lampard has indicated this season may be his last for the English giants, in comments likely to fuel speculation about a possible move to China.

The England international midfielder, who has been at Chelsea since 2001, has been linked since March with a move to the Chinese Super League and last month Guizhou Renhe confirmed they were in talks with him.

There's nothing like a long-haul flight to concentrate the mind and reflect with cabin-pressurised clarity on what is past is done. The beleaguered Chelsea squad will take full advantage of being suspended amid the troposphere, blissfully detached from all the Premier League and Champion League woes.